Yarn and acrylic on canvas.

48x30"

By incorporating Bridget Riley's creation of optical illusion through shapes and the influence of John Franzen's use of continuous line to demonstrate fluidity of movement, TEXTILE PAINTING- CIRCULARS adopts the textile material of multi-coloured yarn to mimic and simulate paint. In doing so, the look of "textile painting is created. The painterly strands capture the unrestricted cascades, drips and flows amongst the circular shapes.

Yarn and acrylic on canvas.

48x36"

By incorporating the influence of John Franzen with the use of continuous line to demonstrate fluidity of movement and upon Bridget Riley's creation of optical illusion through shapes, FOUR SEASONS-TEXTILE PAINTING, utilizes the textile material of multi-coloured yarn to simulate paint. In doing so, the look of "textile painting is created. The painterly strands capture the unrestricted cascades, drips and flows amongst the shape varieties. Strategic colour selections serve to translate seasonal visuals.

Yarn and acrylic on canvas.

40x30"

With COMPLEMENTARY TEXTILE-PURPLE & YELLOW, the textile material of multi-coloured yarn fills the canvas to simulate paint. The resultant look of a "textile painting" is created. The painterly strands of purple yarn in juxtaposition with its yellow complement, flow in unrestricted waves.

Scratchboard and India Ink

10x10"

NATURE'S WORLD utilizes strategic and intentional scraping and scratching off of the black ink surface layers to reveal a white clay surface beneath and images that figure prominently of the rabbit, the Blue Jay ,the male and female cardinals and the White-tailed deer. Three dimensional visuals are achieved within this scratchboard medium, by employing sharp tools to create markings, crosshatchings, and hatchings that contribute to realistic dynamic expression. In manipulating relevant India ink tones, the narrative for realism is further enhanced.

Oil on canvas.

26x32"

ALLIE is an oil portraiture that comes out of the darkness and into the light. The play on dark and light provides a spotlight on the portrait figure, resulting in dramatic effect and impact. Through the employment of sharply controlled chiaroscuro, the figure is placed front and centre in juxtaposition to a background of darkness, to distinguish and set apart the figure itself. Beyond the darkness lies a bright and beautiful world residing in tenebristic illumination.

Scratchboard paper.

31x25"

COME A LITTLE CLOSER is one of a 2-part hand gestures series in the exploration of emotion. Confronted with the commanding imagery does one come closer and obey the command? Or take a different stance. Dimensionality and depth gains form in the application of traditional scratchboarding techniques.

Scratchboard paper.

31x25"

WANT YOU is one of a 2-part hand gestures series in the exploration of emotion. Confronted with the commanding imagery of this piece, viewers must decide, does one obey the command? Or take a different stance. Dimensionality and depth gains form in the application of traditional scratchboarding techniques.

Scratchboard paper.

26.50x20.50"

The gentle falling of SNOWFLAKES II evokes a winterscape wonderland. Scrapings with sharp tools, on scratchboard in black and white, creates a composition that is cool, light and breezy.

Scratchboard and india ink.

15x12"

When thinking of wildlife, forests and natural landscapes come to mind. But what does it look like when humanity encroaches upon nature? Habitat Displacement provides a glimpse into the reality of a species of the wild that has been forced to forage in a concrete jungle. Utilizing the scratchboard medium, the Raccoon perches forlornly and prominently on a windowsill. IN THE WILD takes on a whole new meaning. Who is the beast in this reality?
Habitat replaced or displaced? The viewer is left to judge.

Acrylic, collage and scratchboard on canvas.

24x30"

KING PORTRAIT COLLAGE explores achieving more 3-dimensional representation with
the scratchboard medium and a recognizable image. Utilizing an application technique that the artist refers to as 'Sculptural Scratchboard', expands traditional scratchboarding beyond the 2-dimensional plane. Collage applications and mixed media, encourages an experience in contemporary experimentation.

Charcoal on stonehenge paper and canvas.

24x18"

Rendered in charcoal, DOMINOE EFFECT directs movement across
Stonehenge paper. Repetition contributes visually to the sense of motion, as the uniform images systematically occupy different real estate on this fine art substrate.

Oil on canvas.

24x24"

Drawing upon the art movement known as cubism, CRANIUM marries abstract perspective with that of representational head forms to balance the composition.

Acrylic and modeling paste on canvas.

30x24"

How do shapes and colour representations relate to one another? Are they relatable to abstraction and deconstruction? Through employing triad, complements, monochrome, square, and analogous colour schemes and different colour values, these colour harmonies realize into a cohesive piece. Organic forms of various shapes and sizes are meant to add interest and movement to the piece. Inverted repetitive patterning has also been incorporated within the composition. Mixing flexible modeling paste to a second layer of the acrylic paint builds up heavy textures and dimensional form.
Even when there is no colour relation; cross-over of colour has been allowed to occur in order to force the composition to read as a cohesive arrangement, even though there are contrasts of colours.
With abstraction and deconstruction as the driving force, there is more licence to mix and match compositional ideas that may otherwise have been more constrained in execution, in a more representational format.

Clayboard and india ink.

6.50x3"

BEJEWELLED TRINKET BOX draws out the dimensionality and realism in this work through the use of traditional scratchboard techniques to scrape away and manipulate top silver and blue India ink layers that have been applied to a clayboard surface. Additional blue inks, re-scraped, render the bejewelling gems complete.

Scratchboard and india ink.

8x6"

With India Ink colourizing and enhancing traditional scratchboard markings, SKIN DEEP-ON SCRATCHBOARD is a reflection of humanities truth. The only differences are those on the outside. Inside we are all the same.

Oil and graphite on stonehenge paper and canvas.

24x30"

In Hidden Features, the experimentation of mixed media abstracts the portrait and masks the true vision that lies beneath. The narrative is open to interpretation.

Scratchboard.

8x6"

PORTRAIT IN GREYSCALE is a study in the use of greyscale, light and shadow. The angled, up-close imagery reflects a unique 3D effect through the employ of traditional scratchboard techniques that utilizes sharp tools to scrape away an India ink top layer to an underlayer of white china clay that reveals an image that provides a balance between the dark and the light.

Gold scratchboard paper.

18x20"

WILDLIFE CANADA depicts the maple leaf image as a backdrop to visually communicate a variety of iconic animals observed as central to recognizing a Canadian identity and the Canadian landscape. Strategic and intentional scraping off of the surface layers reveal the beaver, the moose ,the eagle, the polar bear and the Canada goose to figure prominently. The 3-dimensional visuals found within this scratchboard medium, in black and gold, allows for a dynamic expression of these majestic creatures.

Scratchboard and india ink.

9x11"

Junior Carnival highlights the vibrancy and energy that is carnival. The scratchboard medium provides a 3-dimensional dynamic through strategic scraping away of the surface layer, that is then emphasized further with rich India inks.

Yarn and acrylic on canvas.

48x30"

By incorporating Bridget Riley's creation of optical illusion through shapes and the influence of John Franzen's use of continuous line to demonstrate fluidity of movement, TEXTILE PAINTING- CIRCULARS adopts the textile material of multi-coloured yarn to mimic and simulate paint. In doing so, the look of "textile painting is created. The painterly strands capture the unrestricted cascades, drips and flows amongst the circular shapes.

Yarn and acrylic on canvas.

48x36"

By incorporating the influence of John Franzen with the use of continuous line to demonstrate fluidity of movement and upon Bridget Riley's creation of optical illusion through shapes, FOUR SEASONS-TEXTILE PAINTING, utilizes the textile material of multi-coloured yarn to simulate paint. In doing so, the look of "textile painting is created. The painterly strands capture the unrestricted cascades, drips and flows amongst the shape varieties. Strategic colour selections serve to translate seasonal visuals.

Yarn and acrylic on canvas.

40x30"

With COMPLEMENTARY TEXTILE-PURPLE & YELLOW, the textile material of multi-coloured yarn fills the canvas to simulate paint. The resultant look of a "textile painting" is created. The painterly strands of purple yarn in juxtaposition with its yellow complement, flow in unrestricted waves.

Scratchboard and India Ink

10x10"

NATURE'S WORLD utilizes strategic and intentional scraping and scratching off of the black ink surface layers to reveal a white clay surface beneath and images that figure prominently of the rabbit, the Blue Jay ,the male and female cardinals and the White-tailed deer. Three dimensional visuals are achieved within this scratchboard medium, by employing sharp tools to create markings, crosshatchings, and hatchings that contribute to realistic dynamic expression. In manipulating relevant India ink tones, the narrative for realism is further enhanced.